Bird Finder

Top Birds at Brier Creek Reservoir in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Brier Creek Reservoir in April. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference Relative
1   Great Blue Heron 44.4% 53.6% 9.1% 1.2x
2   Northern Cardinal 80.5% 50.0% 30.5% 0.6x
3   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 46.4% 3.6% 1.1x
4   Tufted Titmouse 69.7% 42.9% 26.9% 0.6x
5   Carolina Wren 70.7% 39.3% 31.4% 0.6x
6   White-throated Sparrow 56.9% 39.3% 17.6% 0.7x
7   American Crow 56.6% 39.3% 17.3% 0.7x
8   American Robin 42.3% 39.3% 3.0% 0.9x
9   Mallard 30.0% 39.3% 9.3% 1.3x
10   Double-crested Cormorant 26.5% 39.3% 12.8% 1.5x
11   Eastern Towhee 46.3% 35.7% 10.6% 0.8x
12   Mourning Dove 46.2% 35.7% 10.5% 0.8x
13   American Goldfinch 45.3% 35.7% 9.6% 0.8x
14   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 29.6% 35.7% 6.1% 1.2x
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.1% 35.7% 7.6% 1.3x
16   Common Grackle 27.1% 35.7% 8.6% 1.3x
17   Blue Jay 50.2% 32.1% 18.0% 0.6x
18   Carolina Chickadee 66.3% 28.6% 37.7% 0.4x
19   Canada Goose 48.9% 28.6% 20.4% 0.6x
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.5% 28.6% 17.9% 0.6x
21   Red-winged Blackbird 25.9% 28.6% 2.7% 1.1x
22   Chipping Sparrow 43.4% 25.0% 18.4% 0.6x
23   Pine Warbler 43.4% 25.0% 18.4% 0.6x
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.9% 25.0% 7.9% 0.8x
25   Belted Kingfisher 18.4% 25.0% 6.6% 1.4x
26   Killdeer 16.4% 25.0% 8.6% 1.5x
27   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.5% 21.4% 37.0% 0.4x
28   Bald Eagle 12.0% 21.4% 9.4% 1.8x
29   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 62.3% 17.9% 44.4% 0.3x
30   Eastern Bluebird 48.7% 17.9% 30.8% 0.4x
31   Fish Crow 36.0% 17.9% 18.1% 0.5x
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 35.8% 17.9% 17.9% 0.5x
33   Red-tailed Hawk 13.4% 17.9% 4.5% 1.3x
34   Green-winged Teal 0.4% 17.9% 17.5% 47.3x
35   Eastern Phoebe 34.2% 14.3% 20.0% 0.4x
36   House Finch 25.7% 14.3% 11.5% 0.6x
37   Great Crested Flycatcher 19.9% 14.3% 5.7% 0.7x
38   Yellow-throated Warbler 19.7% 14.3% 5.4% 0.7x
39   Tree Swallow 12.2% 14.3% 2.1% 1.2x
40   Field Sparrow 11.7% 14.3% 2.6% 1.2x
41   Red-shouldered Hawk 32.6% 10.7% 21.9% 0.3x
42   Red-eyed Vireo 29.9% 10.7% 19.2% 0.4x
43   Song Sparrow 22.6% 10.7% 11.9% 0.5x
44   European Starling 21.2% 10.7% 10.5% 0.5x
45   Barn Swallow 19.1% 10.7% 8.4% 0.6x
46   Osprey 16.9% 10.7% 6.2% 0.6x
47   Spotted Sandpiper 7.4% 10.7% 3.3% 1.5x
48   Solitary Sandpiper 5.5% 10.7% 5.2% 1.9x
49   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 10.7% 7.8% 3.7x
50   Common Yellowthroat 33.1% 7.1% 26.0% 0.2x
51   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.8% 7.1% 24.7% 0.2x
52   Black Vulture 20.0% 7.1% 12.8% 0.4x
53   Summer Tanager 13.9% 7.1% 6.8% 0.5x
54   Northern Flicker 13.9% 7.1% 6.7% 0.5x
55   Orchard Oriole 6.6% 7.1% 0.5% 1.1x
56   Dark-eyed Junco 4.7% 7.1% 2.5% 1.5x
57   Greater Yellowlegs 0.7% 7.1% 6.4% 10.3x
58   White-eyed Vireo 37.6% 3.6% 34.0% 0.1x
59   Northern Parula 36.0% 3.6% 32.4% 0.1x
60   Brown Thrasher 20.8% 3.6% 17.2% 0.2x
61   Pileated Woodpecker 19.9% 3.6% 16.3% 0.2x
62   Gray Catbird 18.8% 3.6% 15.3% 0.2x
63   Black-and-white Warbler 14.2% 3.6% 10.6% 0.3x
64   Chimney Swift 13.6% 3.6% 10.1% 0.3x
65   Swamp Sparrow 13.4% 3.6% 9.8% 0.3x
66   Wood Duck 13.4% 3.6% 9.8% 0.3x
67   Indigo Bunting 12.5% 3.6% 8.9% 0.3x
68   Eastern Kingbird 11.9% 3.6% 8.3% 0.3x
69   Hairy Woodpecker 9.1% 3.6% 5.5% 0.4x
70   Blue Grosbeak 8.6% 3.6% 5.0% 0.4x
71   Palm Warbler 8.6% 3.6% 5.0% 0.4x
72   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 3.6% 4.6% 0.4x
73   Green Heron 6.9% 3.6% 3.3% 0.5x
74   Eastern Meadowlark 6.8% 3.6% 3.2% 0.5x
75   Rock Pigeon 5.5% 3.6% 2.0% 0.6x
76   Scarlet Tanager 4.4% 3.6% 0.8% 0.8x
77   Blue-headed Vireo 4.3% 3.6% 0.7% 0.8x
78   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 3.6% 0.3% 0.9x
79   Cliff Swallow 3.4% 3.6% 0.2% 1.1x
80   Pied-billed Grebe 2.4% 3.6% 1.1% 1.5x
81   Hooded Merganser 2.2% 3.6% 1.3% 1.6x
82   Wild Turkey 1.8% 3.6% 1.8% 2.0x
83   Bufflehead 1.6% 3.6% 2.0% 2.3x
84   duck sp. 0.7% 3.6% 2.8% 4.8x
85   Lesser Scaup 0.7% 3.6% 2.9% 5.3x
86   Baltimore Oriole 0.6% 3.6% 2.9% 5.6x
87   Bank Swallow 0.3% 3.6% 3.3% 11.2x